There are are several different
ways to answer "Wh-"questions. One way is to give
a complete answer. Ina complete answer for "Wh-" questions that
are notabout the subject(or part
of it), the sentence is oftenrepeated (just as
it is for questions about the subject):

Q:A:

Where's Bob?Bob's in the
kitchen.

Q:

A:

Which man is Bob with?(With which manis Bob?)

Bob's with the tall man in
the red jacket .

Q:A:

When was Mei-Li's brother here?Mei-Li's
brother was here
yesterday.

Q:A:

What is Bill doing?Bill's trying
to fix his bicycle.

Q:A:

Where will Zahra's party be?Zahra's
party will be at the community center.

Q:

A:

How much sugar did you use
inthese cookies?

I used two cups of sugar in
these cookies.

Q:

A:

Why did Masha buy a new
car?

Masha bought a new car because
shewrecked her old one.

Q:

A:

Who did Mrs. Sato get angry
with?(Whom did Mrs. Sato get angry with?
/With whom did Mrs. Sato get
angry?)

Mrs. Sato got angry with her
students.

Q:A:

How
often has Shahnaz missed class?Shahnaz
has never missed class.

Q:

A:

What time does Marie-Clairedo her homework?

Marie-Claire does her
homeworkat 8:00 PM every
single evening.

Note: Complete answers are correct, but
short
answers(see below) are more
common.

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Short answers are also common when "Wh-"
questionsare not
about the subject (or part of
it). One commontype
of short
answer consists of the subject(usuallyreplaced
by a pronoun)
+
verb +
answer:

Q:A:

Where's Bob?He's in the
kitchen.

Q:

A:

Which man is Bob with?(With which manis Bob?)

He's with the tall man in
the red jacket .

Q:A:

When was Mei-Li's brother here?He
was here yesterday.

Q:A:

What is Bill doing?He's trying
to fix his bicycle.

Q:A:

Where will Zahra's party be?It'll
be at the community center.

Q:

A:

How much sugar did you use
inthese cookies?

I used two cups.

Q:

A:

Why did Masha buy a new
car?

She bought a new one because
shewreckedher old one.

Q:

A:

Who did Mrs. Sato get angry
with?(Whom did Mrs. Sato get angry with?
/With whom did Mrs. Sato get
angry?)

She got angry with her students.

Q:A:

How
often has Shahnaz missed class?She's never
missed class.

Q:

A:

What time does Marie-Clairedo her homework?

She does it at 8:00 PM every
single evening.

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An even
more common way to
answer is to say thephrasein
which
the answer appears or onlythe answerif it is not in a phrase:

Q:A:

Where's Bob?In the
kitchen.

Q:

A:

Which man is Bob with?(With which manis Bob?)

The tall man in the red jacket.
/With thetall man in the red
jacket.

Q:A:

When was Mei-Li's brother here?Yesterday.

Q:A:

What is Bill doing?Trying to
fix his bicycle.

Q:A:

Where will Zahra's party be?At
the community center.

Q:

A:

How much sugar did you use
inthese cookies?

Two cups.

Q:A:

Why did Masha buy a new car?Because
she wreckedher old one.

Q:

A:

Who did Mrs. Sato get angry
with?(Whom did Mrs. Sato get angry with?
/With whom did Mrs. Sato get
angry?)